Dirigible headlight



@awww June 30, 1925.

T. H. STHNSON DIRIGxBLE HEADLIGHT Filedsept. 28, 1922 2 Sheeis-Sneet 1 7M /f 'd' T. H. TiNSON DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT Filed Sept. 28, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June 30, 1925.

UNITED 'annoncen sfrmson, or snor-mieren, wnsnrne'ron.

' DIR-lernte VApplication ined September To. all whom t may conce/rn.

-Be it known that I, Ennooonn SrinsoN, a citizenv of the United States, residing at Snohomish, in the county otSnohoinish andi Statey of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dirgible Headlights, of which the follow-i ingis a specification. Y

f This invention relates to vehicles. andhas special reference to a headlight for automobiles andy other like vehicles.

More particularly thefinvention relates to controllingv means for dirigible headlights. One important object oi' the invention. is to provide anf improved general construction of. thev controlling means for dirigible automobile headlights.

A second important obiect of the present invention is to provide a novel arrangement whereby the headlights may either be used as. stationary lights or as dirigible lights.

A third important object of. the invention isv to provide a novel arrangement `whereby theV headlights may be locked inposition against rotation. wheny the same is found desirable.

A fourth object of the invention vis to provide a novel lspindle arrangement for,

headlights. of: Vthis character.

With the aboveand other' objects in view as will be` hereinafter apparent, the invention consists ingeneral of' certain novel details Vot Aconstruction and combinations of pants hereinafter ullyxdescribed, illustrated in the accompanying 'drawings and specifivcally claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, like charactersA oreference indicate like parts inthe i severaly views, and:

Figure 1. is a plan Viewshowingi the gen-f eral arrangement of certain parts of the device as used herewith.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of this arrangement with certain of theparts sectioned on the line 2-2of` Figure 1,

Figure` 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2, Y

Figure 4 is a detail perspective showing vthe swivel,v connection between the steering rod of an automobile and this device.

, 'Figure 5 is. ajsection. on the line 5-5 of' Figure 2.

In carrying out this. invention there is.

provided ay bracket having a vertical member 10 reduced at its extremity to enter a suitable opening in a part of the frame A HEADLIGHT;

28,1922- Serial No. 591,137. v

of an autolflobile, the reduced portion being shown at 11, This. reduced portion is threaded. and a nut 12 is screwed thereon to hold the bracket in position, From the upper end` 0f the vertical portion 1 0y extends a lateral an1n13 carrying a head 141-A having. a ruStoA conical opening therein. y At the upper end of this head 14k is a ball race 15 whereonl are bearing balls 16 held in a cage or casing 17y which is secured on the reduced end 18 of a rusto conical spindle 19 by a nut 2O.` The reduced end 18 extends above the nut 20, and carries a coupling nut 21 whereby the upper end of therspindle may be coupled to a lamp standard. Below the fnusto conicaly portion 19 the spindle is rei duced` as at 22 and surrounding this reduced portion is a collar 23 which is held from rotation by pins 24E projecting from the headV 1li, through vsuitable openings in said col.

Vhead 14 is threaded and. on this threaded rportion is screwed a housing 24C which is spaced below the collar 23. Below the` reduced portion 22 the spindle is again reduced as at 25 and its lower extremity is still f-,urther reduced` as at 26by a suitable threaded end toreceive the screw collar 27. Bearing against the shoulder formed between the portions 25 and 26 is a collar 28 `and fitted` on the portion 26v between these two collars is the end of a lever or rock arm 29v which thus is mounted,V to freely rotate on the spindle. The lower end of the spindle is hollow, being provided` with,v a longitudilfially extending. opening or` bore 30V which is threaded at its lower end, Extending4 through the wall of the portion 22 are openings 31 and passing through these openings is a lock bar 32 rounded ontop so as toengage diametrically disposed grooves 33- tornied in the under sides of the collar 23. Screwed into the lower end of the spindle is.- a lock pin 34 having a reduced end 35 which passes freely through4 the lock bar 32, being vrshouldered beneath that bar so as to engage the same when screwed up. This.

Y lock pin 34: isprovided with a knurled head y,36 to enable it to be screwed' by handy and surrounding the pinl isa spring 37 which normally holds the bar 32 in engagement with the washer or collar 23 so that it snaps f 32 normally serves as means for holding the lamp standard against accidental rotation when the vehicle is moving straight ahead. On the arin-or lever 29 is a bracket 33 from which extends an arm 40 normally resting against the spindle' portion 25. This arm 40 has a pivot 4l extending through its 'end and-on this pivot is-mounteda pair of 'lingers 42 which are so spaced as to engage opposite flattened portionsV formed on the Aspindle part25, making when so engaged, a

fork which grips the spindle and causes it jto rotate or operate as the arm 29 ismoved.

Pivoted to the end of oi the arm 29 is a ftork 43 whereto is swivelled `a socket 44 having one end ont a connecting rod 45 screwed therein. The other end of this connecting rod is pivoted as at 46 to a goose neck 47 swivelled or pivoted inthe-end of anarm 48 secured to the outer end offa clamp bracket 49 having jaws 50 drawn'together the spindle in its place.

by a bolt and nut 51 so as to vclamp the steering rod it ot an automobile.k Thus, asthis steering rod `is moved, longitudinally the arm 29 is oscillated and, by reason ofy the swivelling connections at-various placesY free- `dom of movement of the arm29 with rela- 'tion to the rodlispermitted so thatthe action oit' the springs otitheautomobile is n not interfered with nor rfare the parts strained. Alsothe construction is--such that the arm 29'may either be allowedto move freely without affecting the spindle or the iingers42 may be dropped to make thel spindle move with the arm.

In the assembling 01' the device, the spindle 19 is placedin the bracket 14 after' which thebar 32 is placed through the slot3l, it

-being'assuined that the washer 23 is secured to the bracket .V13 prior .to the insertion of ing 24 is now threaded in place on the bracket 13 Vand 'serves as ineans,"as heretofore stated, for protectingthe washer 23 and the locking bar 32; The coil spring37 is now placed around the locking pin 34 and the lockingpin is then inserted in the bore i' A andslippedthrough Vthe opening inthe lock- .'ing bar. The method of assembling "thet y j ,y

` In testimony whereof I'a'liix my signature other parts of the device is obvious.

There has thus been provided a simple and vei'licient device of the kind Y described and forthe purpose specified.

Y It is obvious that minor changes mayl be made 1n the `form and construction of theu- A.' protecting housinvention without departing from the material spirit thereof. It is not, therefore, desired to confine the invention to the exact form herein shown and described, but it is 'carried by the support, a` crank arm journaled on thelower end'of said spindle for normal swingingmovement relative thereto, means carried by the-crank arm for movement into and out -ot locking enga ement with the spindle whereby'the cran Varm can be locked with the. spindle for move- Vment therewith, and `means carried bythe `spindle for lockingengagement withy the support to preventirotary moveinentgio the spindle whenV said means carried by `the crank arm is moved out ot' engagement with the spindle. i

'2; In a dirigible having a bearing therein, aspindle mounted in said bearing for supporting a head. light and having opposed -t1attenedportions, a rook arm journalled on thelower end ofthe said spindle, a pair of `lingers pivotally supported from the rock arm and movable to engage the flattened portions of the spindle between them,.and `to disengage from said iattenedjportions whereby to lock and `urilock.` the spindle and arm, .andameans car` ried by the spindle for cooperatingengagenient with the bracket whereby-to prevent movement of said spindle in `said. bracket, and means for moving saidarnr andV having a 'vertically extendingy opening,

tation' therein, releasable means forimparftheadlight, awbracket 3. In ya dirigible` head light support, al bracket, a bearing formedA onf.said;bracket ing rotary movement to said spindle, a lock-;A

ing pin extending upward into saidspindle and having screw thread:engagement` with the spindleA at its lower end, a lockingvbar extending through the spindle andcarried on the upper end otsaid pin, said pin hav-` ing a shoulder beneath the said bar, a` spring urging said bar upwardifaway from sai shoulder, a collar carried by the bracket and surrounding the spindle above therbar,fsaid collar being provided with grooves `for engagement by the locking bar, and i'nea'iis at the lower `end of the spindle for rotating said pin.'

in presence of two witnesses." l 1 i THEODORE H. STINSN. y Witnesses: y y Ancrrr W. CaMrELL,`-`

S. W. MCCYRAY. 

